Re: Can a server notify a client when something has changed?

Thanks,

that's what I need.

For those who are interesting. The package DBMS-PIPES may also be useful.

Arie Mars

Barbara Kennedy <barbken_at_teleport.com> schreef in berichtnieuws u0iH5.802$cO4.91863_at_nntp3.onemain.com...
> You could write a trigger and use the dbms_alert package and have a thread
> onthe client wait on the alert. Youmight want to be a little more
> intelligent about it and limit to only what the client is interested in.
> (e.g. do they really need to know a change occured if the schedule changed
> next month and they are looking at this month?)
>
> Jim
> "Arie Mars" <arie_at_pca-online.nl> wrote in message
> news:8sji8h$edsr7$1_at_reader1.wxs.nl...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm using Oracle 8i and Forms5 on Win9x-clients.
> >
> > On the client I have a calender view showing employees and there
> > appointments. Now I like to notify a certain client when his agenda has
 been
> > changed by another user, i.e. a new appointment.
> >
> > My first solution is to use a timer on each client-machine and check the
> > database at certain intervals, lets says every few seconds.
> >
> > It would be nicer if the server notifies the client that something has
> > changed.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Arie Mars
> > arie_at_pca-online.nl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Oct 19 2000 - 08:53:37 CEST